Adjustable roller bearing



May 13, 1930. J. J. STREMPEL 1,758,479

ADJIESTABLE ROLLER BEARING Filed Feb. 18, 1928 clcl i'ram ael f7/// w I I k PatentedMiay 13, 19 36 i V PATENT OFFICE JULIUS J". STREMPEL, OF HASKELL, TEXASQASSIGNOROF ONE-HALF TO JOHN H. ZAHN,

I OF HASKELL, TEXAS ADJUSTABLE ROLLER. BEARING Application filed February 18, 1928. Serial No. 255,411.

This invention relates to roller bearings cted upon the outer faces of the end eleand more particularly toa roller bearing me nts which is adjustable to take up wear thereon. it W111 be obvious that With ardevlce of this An important object of the invention is to character, the rollers are firmly held in provide a novel and improved outerrace conproper C1lC1lI11I6161'lt12Llly spaced pos1t1on and struction for devices of this character. at he same tlmc permitted torotate freely.

A'further object of the invention is to pro- In event Wear upon the rollers causes loosevide a durable and efficient cage construction ess in the bearlngs, this may be removed for d vic of thi ha t by rotating the race sectlon 13 until the loose- These and oth r bj t Iattai by th nose is removed. :lhe race section 13 isheld construction shown in the accompanying 11 adjusted posltlon by a set-screw 23 exdravving wherein for the purpose of illusnflmg through the frame 12. tration is shown a preferred embodiment of Smc e the construction hereinbefore set my i ti d h i forth is capable of a certain range of change D Figure 1 is a Plan i f an dj t bl and modificatio rwlthout mater ally departrollerbearing t t d i accordance ith ing from the sp1r1t of the lnven'tlon, I do not m i ti limit myself to such specific structure except Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view a r inafter clalmed. therethrough; I cla11n:--

5 Figure 3 is a detail sectional view showing In eh adJUStelhe rehel' heanhga lhhelf and 7 the construction of the cage and the mountother race elements tapered rollers h ing Ofthe rollers therein v posed therebetween and a cage malntalnlng Referring now more particularly to the the where p p ly Spaced relation, the drawing, the numerals 10 and 11 generally outerrace element be ng formed in a frame 1 Z designate inner and outer race elements of seeheh ehd ereee h the heme and race "5 Which the outer element 11 is formed in a Seehehs hevlhg eeeehhg Screw-threads P frame section 12 and a race section 13. The hhthhg edlhstmeht of the race seetieh e y frame section 121s annularandhas at one end of t frame h a h wee sectlon hehlg an inwardly directed flange 14. The inner tapered coeetloh W the Outer faces of in face of the frame section is'threaded at 15 the e p g h Ohthe' frame With fine threads for coaction With similar sechloh ahd 1hher race element hevlhg flanges threads formed upon the outer face of the t Whlch larger ends 9 the rollers Page section The race Section 13 has its engage, the ad ustable race SGCtIOH CIOWdIHg inner face 16 tapered to correspond to the taf i f d, t gh f e 3 a) p of the rollers R employed While the e emen increasing 1n; lame er rom sai flange 14 has its inner side face 17 tapered to g?iggigi i fiaggg g% figl affix my correspond to the taper of the end faces 18 Signal/Burg i Ofthe rollers JULIUS J. STREMPEL.

Thenumeral 19 indicates the annular end elements of a cage, each end element 19 hav- 90 ing circumferentially spaced hemispherical bosses or tits 20 on its inner face corresponding in number to the rollers R. The numeral 21 designates cage braces, each in the form of a bar having its ends abutting the end elements 19 of the cage and having its side faces tapered to correspond to the taper of the rollers. Opposite ends of the braces have projecting pins 22 extending through and rivr v 1 

